child abuse, writing homework help

For this week'sdiscussion, I have chosen child victims.In my home state ofFlorida,the amount of child abuse reported in the state of Florida isastronomical.So far, in 2016, there have been 335child deaths inthe state (dcf.state.fl.us). Not all of these deaths were directly caused byabuse. Some were caused by neglect, drowning or co-sleeping incidents. Thereare several services available for children and families in this State.Depending on the type of abuse depends on the type of service. For thosechildren who are actually removed from their families, a case manager isassigned to assist with service referrals. Whether it is counseling, playtherapy or mental health services, children have access to several programs(dcf. state.fl.us). Children who are not removed from their parents but are inneed of services still have access to them. What the state does lack isadequate mental health services for teens and young children. Many victims ofabuse need adequate mental health services. Even those who do not suffer fromany abuse may be diagnosed with mental health services and the state of Floridadoes not really provide those to the full extent. Usually this is due to lackof funding. According to Davis, Lurigio and Herman (2013), children who arevictims of sexual abuse often act out and show signs of aggression. The abusethey ensured may contribute to their mental health and their healing process.Georgia, New Jersey and Illinois are among other states who have adequatemental health services in which they have seen a positive outcome in youth whoparticipate in their services (mentalhealthamerica.net). Should the state ofFlorida increase their availability for mental health services for youth, thenumber of abuse allegations or reports may decrease significantly.Davis, R. C.,Lurigio, A. J., & Herman, S. (Eds.). (2013).Victims ofcrime.(4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.o Chapter 1,Sexual Violence Victimization of Women, Men, Youth and Children Total Child Fatalities :. (n.d.). RetrievedOctober 03, 2016, from http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/childfatality/state.shtmlRanking the States. (n.d.). Retrieved October03, 2016, from http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/ranking-states#YouthRespond to the bold paragraph ABOVE by using one of the option below... in APA format with At least one reference.....Ask a probing question.Share an insight from having read your colleague's posting.Offer and support an opinion.Validate an idea with your own experience.Make a suggestion.Expand on your colleague's posting.